The ocean acts like a giant sponge that soaks up about 30% of our CO2 emissions. However, activities like deep-sea mining and fishing might be poking holes in that sponge, making it less effective. This work figures out exactly how much carbon the ocean stores and creates tools to predict how industrial activities disrupt this process.
Companies extracting ocean resources lack quantitative data to prove their activities aren't destroying the ocean's ability to store carbon. This creates regulatory risk and uncertainty regarding Green Deal compliance.
A Decision Support Tool (DST) for regulators and industry, and an updated GLODAP database for quality-controlled interior carbon data.
If you are a mineral extraction firm dealing with strict environmental permits — this project developed Decision Support Tools that allow you to evaluate the impact of sediment injection on the ocean carbon cycle.
If you are a fleet operator dealing with new Green Deal regulations — this project developed models that quantify how biomass removal affects carbon storage to help you manage fisheries in a changed ocean.
If you are a consultant dealing with carbon accounting for clients — this project developed updated GLODAP data and numerical models that resolve discrepancies in ocean carbon sink estimates.
Based on available project data, no pricing or cost structures for the tools are provided.
The project aims to generate tools for industrial partners and regulators to evaluate the impact of resource extraction, suggesting a design for industrial-scale application.
Based on available project data, specific IP or licensing agreements are not mentioned.
The tools are designed to help regulators and industrial partners comply with the Green Deal and UNFCCC global stocktake by quantifying the ocean carbon sink.
The project period runs until 2027-10-31, indicating that final tools will be refined through this date.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and academia, with 16 research organizations and 12 universities. However, it includes 31 partners across 14 countries, providing a broad geographical data set. The industrial ratio is low at 6% (2 industry partners), suggesting the project is currently in the knowledge-transfer phase rather than a commercial rollout phase.
Contact NORCE RESEARCH AS in Norway for technical specifications on the Decision Support Tools.
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